I will be frank – unfortunately – these meat straws did not work for me. Unless, their function is not to suck liquid through, but to just look cool and interesting…

First, I thought maybe the finely grated horseradish I purchased was not so finely grated, after all… So, I tried the straw on the reminder of the fresh tomato juice I just pressed. Suck, suck, suuuuuuck….. nothing but a lungful of disappointment.

I cut the straw in half and saw that it wasn’t completely hollowed out. Ok, things like this happen, no biggie… I try another straw out of the pack of six, this one had what looked like a large enough hole (on both ends). Once again, I looked like a schmuck sucking on this hunk of meat, hoping and anticipating a quick burst of spicy tomato goodness and coming up with nothin’ but net.

Anyway, if someone has a different experience with these meat straws – drop me a line. They are tasty and look cool, so I am not sorry I got them. They can also be used a stirrers…